There are six games to be played today, beginning with...
Admiral Vladivostok hosting Amur Khabarovsk. Juha Metsola and Ivan Nalimov man the nets. Khabarovsk led off in the first period with a Maxim Kondratyev power play goal, powered by Kristian Kuusela. Vladivostok tied it on a third period goal by Viktor Alexandrov, passed from Daniil Kurashov. Admiral took the lead with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, coming off of Ivan Gavrilenko. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Tkachyov, Alexandrov, and Nalimov (32 for 33 in saves).
Way to the west, Lada Togliatti welcomes Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Alexander Sharychenkov and Edgars Masalskis are set to start in goal. Khanty-Mansiysk opened in the first period with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, courtesy of Evgeny Lapenkov and Denis Gorbunov. Ugra added on with a Lapenkov goal, via Varfolomeyev. Togliatti got on the board with a Vasily Streltsov goal in the second period, helped along by Stanislav Bocharov. Lada tied it on a Yefim Gurkin goal, assisted by Alexander Bolshakov. Togliatti took the lead with an Anton Shenfeld goal, made possible by Andrei Ivanov. Lada extended the lead as Denis Zernov scored an unassisted goal in the third period. Khanty-Mansiysk got one back with a Lapenkov goal, his second of the game, guided in by Pavel Valentenko. The game ended at 4-3, with the three stars being Lapenkov, Varfolomeyev, and Zernov.
Next up, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk brings in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Igor Ustinsky and Ville Kolppanen are in the creases. Nizhnekamsk began in the first period with a Pavel Kulikov goal, fueled by Alexander Bryntsev and Pavel Poryadin. Yekaterinburg tied it on a Nikolai Timashov goal, passed from Niclas Andersen and Konstantin Volkov. Avtomobilist took the lead with an Alexei Simakov goal, helped along by Rok Ticar. Yekaterinburg added on with a second period power play goal by Alexander Torchenyuk, powered by Evgeny Chesalin. Avtomobilist extended the lead as Petr Koukal scored a power play goal, thanks to Andersen and Dmitry Megalinsky. Rafael Khakimov took over for Kolppanen in goal. Neftekhimik got one back with a Konstantin Makarov goal, courtesy of Andrei Sergeyev and Dmitry Makarov. Yekaterinburg shot back on a Koukal goal, guided in by Alexei Mikhnov. This stood for the eventual 5-2 final, with the three stars belonging to Koukal, Andersen, and Torchenyuk.
In Moscow, CSKA hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Drew MacIntyre is mismatched with Ilya Sorokin in goal. Zagreb dented the scoreboard in the third period with an Edwin Hedberg power play goal, powered by Brandon McMillan and Alexandre Bolduc. Moscow tied it with a Jan Mursak goal, assisted by Denis Denisov and Artyom Blazhiyevsky. CSKA took the lead with a Semyon Koshelev goal, passed from Bogdan Kiselevich and Maxim Mamin. Moscow iced it at 3-1 with a Nikita Pivtsakin power play goal, with assists provided by Mursak and Vyacheslav Osnovin. The three stars went to Mursak, Sorokin (29 for 30 in saves), and Koshelev.
Over in St. Petersburg, SKA welcomes Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. St. Petersburg started in the first period with an Evgeny Dadonov power play goal, powered by Nikita Gusev and Vadim Shipachyov. Bratislava tied it on a Michal Hlinka goal, made possible by Marek Daloga and Vaclav Nedorost. SKA took the lead with an Anton Belov goal, coming off of Ilya Kovalchuk and Gusev on the power play in the second period. St. Petersburg added on with a Patrik Hersley power play goal, with a lone assist by Shipachyov. SKA extended the lead as Yegor Yakovlev scored a power play goal, thanks to Vyacheslav Voynov and Kovalchuk. St. Petersburg padded the lead with a Gusev goal, assisted by Shipachyov and Dadonov. SKA continued with a Yakovlev goal, his second of the game, via Dadonov and Shipachyov. The game ended at 6-1, with the three stars going to Shipachyov, Dadonov, and Gusev, while Yakovlev and Kovalchuk get the honorable mentions.
Finally, Ak Bars Kazan brings in Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Stanislav Galimov protect the nets. Kazan struck first in the first period with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, fueled by Fyodor Malykhin and Dmitry Obukhov. Ak Bars added on with a Malykhin goal, guided in by Stepan Zakharchuk and Varnakov. Astana got on the board in the second period with a Martin St. Pierre goal, helped along by Brandon Bochenski. This stood for the eventual 2-1 final, with the three stars being Malykhin, Varnakov, and Galimov (27 for 28 in saves).
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